Edwardian 18ct White Gold & Platinum, Emerald & Diamond Ring

This is a very pretty ring that was made circa 1915-1920. The shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) white goldWhite gold is an alloy of gold and at least one other white metal – most often nickel or palladium (both of which act as a bleaching agent to reduce the natural yellow colour of the gold). and the top is platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete…. In the centre is an emeraldOne of the four ‘precious’ stones. An intense, deep green is the most desirable colour for emeralds. Flaws and cloudiness (‘jardin’) are very common in emeralds, so stones are often oiled, irradiated, and dyed to improve their look. Synthetic emeralds have fewer imperfections and are hard to set apart from natural stones. Emeralds belong to the beryl…. Above and below are two larger diamonds with smaller diamonds set in to either side. It is such a pretty and unusual design and sits low on the finger making it a practical ring to wear as an engagement ring